Consulting for Clergy & Congregations

Christian faith communities, churches and denominations, share a unique mission. Though sound principles and best practices from organizational behavior and consulting practice are helpful, they don’t fully address the needs of congregations. This is where Pinnacle is helpful. We know best consulting practices from other fields, but our focal area in consulting is on the mission of congregations and denominations. The following principles guide our consulting work.

Missional

Joining God on mission in the world is the focus behind our consulting work. Congregations and denominations want to be part of God’s redemptive mission, in all its varying forms. We help them identify their part of God’s missional movement.

Indigenous

Consultants who will tell you what to do can be found, just not at Pinnacle. We believe God is at work in congregations and denominations. Our consulting work is to help God’s people discern God’s calling for them. The best people to discern the next steps are the people who will be living those steps. Our role is to lead a process for discernment.

Contextual

The days of one-size-fits-all approaches for congregations and denominations are over. Contextual variables are more influential than ever, meaning each faith community must identify its unique calling within its unique context. We design a consulting process to fit your particular contextual needs.

Interactive

Too many congregations have a strategic plan in an attractive notebook on a dusty shelf in the back corner of the church library or storage room. We work interactively with the pastor, church staff, congregationally chosen team, and the congregation at large. Congregations often discover this interactive process raises their passion, morale, and hope for their future ministry.

Steps In Our Consulting Process

Listening – When you contact us, we begin learning your story. Often we do an initial meeting with the pastor and a team to explore working together.

Proposing - When we understand the direction you want to move, we’ll propose a consulting process, forming an agreement for our work.

Working – We work together to reach the goals of your consulting process.